Kitap 1
7.40
And those things, the presence of which does not escape notice, are preferable to those which pass unnoticed, because they appear more real; whence being wealthy would appear to be a greater good than the appearance of it.It is difficult to see the connection here. Munro's suggestion, τῷ δοκεῖν for τοῦ δοκεῖν, adopted by Roemer, would mean by the show of it, that is, by its attracting notice.
7.41
And that which is held most dear, sometimes alone, sometimes accompanied by other things, is a greater good. Wherefore he who puts out the eye of a one-eyed man and he who puts out one eye of another who has two, does not do equal injury;Or, is not punished equally. for in the former case, a man has been deprived of that which he held most dear.
8.1
These are nearly all the topics from which arguments may be drawn in persuading and dissuading; but the most important and effective of all the means of persuasion and good counsel is to know all the forms of government and to distinguish the manners and customs, institutions, and interests of each;
8.2
for all men are guided by considerations of expediency, and that which preserves the State is expedient. Further, the declaration of the authority is authoritative,The pronouncements of the supreme authority are themselves authoritative as laying down laws and regulations for the citizens. and the different kinds of authority are distinguished according to forms of government; in fact, there are as many authorities as there are forms of government.
